What's on the air (Nov 1929-Feb 1931)

Page 24 WHAT'S ON THE AIR TUESDAY December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 EASTERN TIME 1U 30 11 30 ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI B Gl M O D 39BIRMHAM WBRC X 0 © ARK. 50HOTSPGS. KTHS 85 L'TLE R0CK*KLRA O COLO. 29 DENVER KOA IF MV 2 DENVER KLZ © © O CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTIC D.C. swash'tonWMAL O © © O 41 WASH'TON WRC V Kf © FLA. 72JACKTLE WJAX Jf © © 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD © 0 GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB JF © 0 ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW Jf e 23 CHICAGO *WBBM O D © M 43 CHICAGO WCFL 33 CHICAGO *WENR MV MV P D 18 CHICAGO WGN ^F 0 N D 33 CHICAGO WLS 13 CHICAGO WMAQ M P M M IND. 62FT.WAYNEW0W0 O © © O 51INDPLS WFBM O 0 N O IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL O © © O 46DAVENP'T *WOC 46 DESMOINES*WH0 If © © M KANS.68LAWREN-E WREN ^F © © © 76T0PEKA WIBW O 76 WICHITA KFH © O KY. 94C0VT0N WCKY X X X 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS jy © © D LA. 73 N. ORLEANS WDSU 78 N ORLEANS WSMB X © © ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH ^f © 0 N MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL ^F © 6 BALTIMORE WCAO O © © O MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ O D 45 BOSTON WBZA ^F © D 37 BOSTON WEEI ^F © 0 69 BOSTON *WNAC O © © 4 WORC'TER WTAG iy © © N MICH. 70 DETROIT WGHP 0 0 © O 21 DETROIT *WJR 0 © M D 38 DETROIT WWJ IF © 0 © MINN.27MINNEAP. WCCO O D © O 91 ST. PAUL KSTP O © 0 D MO. 41KAN.CITY*KMBC O © © O 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF O 0 0 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX O O © N O 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD © 0 © 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK O © M W NEBR.5 OMAHA WOW cr © 0 P N.J. 17 NEWARK WOR E D MV CENTRAL TIME U 30 1U 30 the light of pupil and community needs, and radio opportunity lies in a full understanding of what the schools are trying to do and the closest co-operation between the school authorities and program-makers. So far as the schools are concerned, radio can have no other aim than to help the school people carry out the public responsibility with which they are regularly charged. Third, radio programs intended for school use must rise to a degree of excellence and accuracy which will place them above question by the best people in the community. There is no place in the schools for second-rate material. The best is not good enough for the children. We all need to keep in mind that standards in America are rising rapidly, and that things which seem good to-day will seem relatively poor to-morrow. The best radio programs that can be developed to-day will seem amateurish indeed in the light of better materials which will be developed within the next five years. The possibilities are large indeed when the best minds in education co-operate with the best minds in radio broadcasting to produce school programs of the highest usefulness and excellence. Music will have a large part in broadcasting for schools. America is on the eve of a great musical revival. There are now literally hundreds of school bands of much excellence. Music appreciation and group instruction in music production are spreading rapidly. There is a growing emphasis on the importance of education for leisure. School radio can also do much to supply background and inspiration. It can bring the voices of our statesmen and civic leaders into the classroom with first-hand explanations of the ideals and workings of our civic life. This will supply a motive for the study of social problems. It will send pupils to their text-books and into the school libraries with increased zeal, and will reinforce the work of expert classroom teachers. It should be emphasized here that radio can never take the place of the classroom teacher. It can not take the place of creative activity in the classroom and laboratories. It can not replace meditation and organization of thought material within the mind. These come to the pupil through direct contact with the trained and inspired teacher. Nor can radio take the place of the affection of the teacher for the pupil, or of the pupil for the teacher — there are lessons which mean much to the pupil in later life, when he must meet difficult social situations. The National Education Association will give its advice and help in the development of radio service to education just as it has done to the press and other agencies of public character. This statement by Joy Elmer Morgan, in behalf of the educators, will be followed in the near future by a presentation of the points of view of directors of educational activities of some of the leading broadcasting stations. — The Editors. The index letters in schedules indicate type of program which will predominate during respective half-hour broadcast period. B C D E G L IY1 N Band music Children's features Dance music Educational Grand opera Light opera Instrumental (Other than dance) News 0 Organ P Popular music (With vocal solos) R Religious T Theatrical V Vocal ensembles W Wit, comedy X Station on air, but program variable Dance music from New York © Clicquot Club Eskimos Dance music; orchestra direction, Harry Reser. Announcer, John S. Young. © R*K*0 Hour Screen and stage celebrities, ham McNamee. Announcer, Gra © Harbor Lights Dramatic tales of an old sea captain, with Edwin M. Whitney. Announcer, John S. Young.